additional information from Lee Nash who travelled on the train from/to Birmingham New Street.
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British Rail
(Day Excursion)
| Locos Used | 25230 & 25243 |
Route : 1T12 throughout
| Locos | Route |
| 25230 + 25243 | Lichfield - Four Oaks - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Abbey Foregate Jn - English Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Aberystwyth |
| 25230 + 25243 | 17.40d Aberystwyth - (reverse of outward route?) - Lichfield |
Notes :
(1) Steve Marshall comments: They filled in with an 11.45 Aberystwyh-Machynlleth local
during their stopover and returned as a 16.41 from Machynlleth though I don't
know whether they were Timetabled trains or not.
Source : David Hills (Compiled from contemporary
reports), Steve Marshall and with
additional information from Lee
Nash who travelled on the train from/to Birmingham New Street.
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